Vecais Stenders/ Old Stender BYOP Traditional Geocache
Vecais Stenders/ Old Stender BYOP
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[LAT] BYOP!!! Slepnis ir novietots uz neliela pakalna, netalu no
pieminekla Vecajam Stenderam. [ENG] BYOP!!! The cache is located on
small hill. Next to the monument of Old Stender.
[LAT] Piemineklis sagrautajai baznicai un tas macitajam Vecajam
Stendram. 1567. gada shaja vieta no tira ozolkoka tika uzcelta
baznica. Laika no 1730. - 1740. g. uz pirmas baznicas augstajiem
pamatiem uzbuveja jaunu baznicu. Torna buvi ar garu smaili pabeidza
1775. gada. Pec 100 gadiem iebuveja Augusta Martina ergeles,
iegadajas vacu gleznotaja Junkera altargleznu Kristus pie krusta.
Kapenes zem baznicas apglabati Plettenbergu dzimtas piederigie.
Baznica bija Eiropas nozimes kulturas piemineklis. 1965. gada
komunistiskas okupacijas vara baznicu sagrava. Uz sagrautas
baznicas pamatiem tika uzcelta ciema padomes eka. 1990. gada 18.
maija LR Religijas lietu departamenta tika registreta atjaunota
Birzgales ev. luteriska draudze. 1990. gada 10. junija tika atklata
iesvetita draudzes kapela pashreizejas Birzgales pagasta padomes
ekas seezhu zale. No 1994. gada kapelu izmanto ari jaundibinata
Romas katolu Birzgales draudze. Baznickalna ir vienigais
piemineklis Latvija sagrautajai baznicai un tas macitajam Vecajam
Stenderam, uzstadits 1989. gada par birzgalieshu ziedojumiem,
autors O.Feldbergs. [ENG] Not dar form the cache location there is
a monument for Old Stender and the destroyed church. In 1567 there
was built a wooden church. From 1730-1740 on the fundaments of the
old church, new church was built. In the crypt under the altar,
there was burried the Plettenberg family. The church was European
cultural monument. In 1965 church was destroyed by communists. On
the ruins of destroyed church Birzgale's council buiding was built.
From 1990 in the same building is the Evangelical Lutheran Church
of Birzgale as well. This church-hill is the only place where you
can find monument for Old Stender and the destroyed church. This
monument was set up in 1989 thanks to the donations of Birzgale's
citizens. Author of the monument - O.Feldbergs. 
[LAT] - PAR SLEPNI: slepna sakotnejais sastavs: viesu gramata,
divas svecites, maza rotallieta, limlapinas, piespraude un pirmajam
atradejam - Geocoin. SLEPNI NAV ZIMULA/PILDSPALVAS, tadel panem
lidzi savu rakstamo. [ENG] - ABOUT THE CACHE: the start content of
the cache: logbook, 2 candles, small toy, sticky notes, badge and
for the first finder - Geocoin. THERE IS NO PEN/PENCIL in the
cache, so bring your own.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
[LAT] yrwn
[ENG] qbja